Famous Births on 6 May

Famous Births on 6 May

1397 - Sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1450)
1501 - Pope Marcellus II (d. 1555)
1574 - Pope Innocent X (d. 1655)
1638 - Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696)
1713 - Charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780)
1758 - André Masséna, French marshal (d. 1817)
1758 - Maximilien Robespierre, French Revolutionary (d. 1794)
1769 - Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette, French mathematician (d. 1834)
1769 - Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1824)
1797 - Joseph Brackett, American religious leader and composer (d. 1882)
1800 - Roman Sanguszko, Polish aristocrat and general (d. 1881)
1856 - Sigmund Freud, Austrian psychiatrist (d. 1939)
1856 - Robert Peary, American explorer (d. 1920)
1861 - Motilal Nehru, Indian freedom fighter (d. 1931)
1868 - Gaston Leroux, French writer (d. 1927)
1871 - Victor Grignard, French chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1935)
1871 - Christian Morgenstern, German author (d. 1914)
1872 - Willem de Sitter, Dutch scientist (d. 1934)
1879 - Bedrich Hrozny, Czech orientalist (d. 1952)
1880 - Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German painter (d. 1938)
1882 - Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany (d. 1951)
1895 - Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor (d. 1926)
1895 - Júlio César de Mello e Souza, Brazilian writer (d. 1974)
1895 - Fidél Pálffy, Hungarian Nazi (d. 1946)
1897 - Paul Alverdes, German writer (d. 1979)
1899 - Billy Cotton, British entertainer (d. 1969)
1902 - Harry Golden, American journalist (d. 1981)
1902 - Max Ophüls, German-born director (d. 1957)
1903 - Toots Shor, New York restaurateur (d. 1977)
1904 - Raymond Bailey, American actor (d. 1980)
1904 - Moshe Feldenkrais, Ukrainian-born founder of the Feldenkrais method (d. 1984)
1904 - Harry Martinson, Swedish author and poet Nobel laureate (d. 1978)
1906 - Enrique Laguerre, Puerto Rican writer (d. 2005)
1909 - Loyd Sigmon, American amateur ("ham") radio broadcastor (d. 2004)
1913 - Stewart Granger, English film actor (d. 1993)
1913 - Carmen Cavallaro, American pianist (d. 1989)
1915 - Orson Welles, American director (d. 1985)
1915 - Theodore White, American writer (d. 1986)
1916 - Robert H. Dicke, American physicist (d. 1997)
1917 - Kal Mann, American lyricist (d. 2001)
1920 - Ross Hunter, American film producer (d. 1996)
1920 - Kamisese Mara, 1st Prime Minister of Fiji and President of Fiji (d. 2004)
1921 - Erich Fried, German author (d. 1988)
1922 - Camille Laurin, Quebec psychiatrist and politician (d. 1999)
1922 - Otmar Suitner, Austrian conductor
1923 - Vladimir Etush, Russian actor
1924 - Denny Wright, British guitarist (d. 1992)
1924 - Patricia Kennedy Lawford, American socialite (d. 2006)
1926 - Gilles Grégoire, Quebec politician, co-founder of the Parti Québécois (d. 2006)
1928 - Robert Poujade, French politician
1929 - Paul Lauterbur, American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 2007)
1931 - Willie Mays, American baseball player
1934 - Richard Shelby, American politician
1936 - Bernard Lemaire, French Canadian businessman (Cascades)
1937 - Rubin Carter, American boxer
1938 - Larry Gogan, Irish radio personality
1938 - Jean Garon, Quebec economist and politician
1942 - Rin Kaiho, professional Go player
1943 - Andreas Baader, leader of the German organization Red Army Faction (d. 1977)
1944 - Anton Furst, American production designer (d. 1991)
1944 - Masanori Murakami, First Japanese baseball player in major leagues
1945 - Bob Seger, American singer/songwriter
1945 - Jimmie Dale Gilmore, American musician
1947 - Martha Nussbaum, American philosopher
1947 - Alan Dale, New Zealand actor
1948 - Mary MacGregor, American singer
1951 - Samuel Doe, President of Liberia (d. 1990)
1952 - Michael O'Hare, American actor
1952 - Gregg Henry, American actor and country musician
1952 - Christian Clavier, French actor
1953 - Tony Blair, former British prime minister
1953 - Michelle Courchesne, Quebec politician
1953 - Graeme Souness, Scottish footballer/manager
1954 - Dora Bakoyannis, Greek politician
1955 - Tom Bergeron, American game show host
1958 - Lolita Flores, Spanish singer and actress
1960 - Phyllis Treigle, American soprano
1960 - Anne Parillaud, French actress
1960 - John Flansburgh, American musician
1960 - Roma Downey, Northern Irish actress
1961 - George Clooney, American actor
1962 - Adam Yellin, American record producer
1964 - Dana Hill, American actress (d. 1996)
1965 - Leslie Hope, Canadian actress
1968 - Lætitia Sadier, French singer (Stereolab)
1969 - Jim Magilton, Northern Irish footballer
1970 - Kavan Smith, Canadian actor
1971 - Chris Shiflett, Guitarist for Foo Fighters
1972 - Martin Brodeur, Canadian ice hockey player
1977 - Marc Chouinard, French Canadian ice hockey player
1977 - Christophe Brandt, Belgian cyclist
1978 - John Abraham, American football player
1978 - Fredrick Federley, Swedish politician
1978 - Alexander Fedorov, Russian bodybuilder
1979 - Nikki Hayes, Irish radio personality
1980 - Kelly van der Veer, Dutch reality TV star
1980 - Taebin, Korean singer (1TYM)
1980 - Ricardo Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
1980 - Mario Stojić, Croatian basketball player
1980 - Scott Colton, American professional wrestler
1981 - Matthew Leone, bassist of Madina Lake
1981 - Nathan Leone, lead singer of Madina Lake
1981 - Edyta Sliwinska,Polish professional dancer
1981 - Mark O'Connell, American drummer (Taking Back Sunday)
1983 - Adrianne Palicki, American actress
1985 - Chris Paul, All-Star NBA Point Guard
1986 - Cindy Daniel, Quebec singer
1986 - Tyler Hynes, Canadian actor
1987 - Moon Geun-young, South Korean actress
1989 - Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakian tennis player
1996 - Dominic Scott Kay, American actor